Exploring cross-cultural variations in visual attention patterns inside and outside national borders using immersive virtual reality

Autor: Alžběta Šašinková, Jiří Čeněk, Pavel Ugwitz, Jie-Li Tsai, Ioannis Giannopoulos, David Lacko, Zdeněk Stachoň, Jan Fitz, Čeněk Šašinka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46103-1
Popis: Abstract We examined theories of cross-cultural differences in cognitive style on a sample of 242 participants representing five cultural groups (Czechia, Ghana, eastern and western Turkey, and Taiwan). The experiment involved immersive virtual environments consisting of two salient focal objects and a complex background as stimuli, which were presented using virtual reality headsets with integrated eye-tracking devices. The oculomotor patterns confirmed previous general conclusions that Eastern cultures have a more holistic cognitive style, while Western cultures predominantly have an analytic cognitive style. The differences were particularly noticeable between Taiwan and the other samples. However, we found that the broader cultural background of each group was perhaps just as important as geographical location or national boundaries. For example, observed differences between Eastern (more holistic style) and Western Turkey (more analytic style), suggest the possible influence of varying historical and cultural characteristics on the cognitive processing of complex visual stimuli.
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